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does anyone know where i can find either a throttle control or the parts for the control? in particular the parts i need; not sure what they are called but its a small 1/2 inch plastic piece with a "u" shape that the control cable goes in which is housed in the cable nesting box that holds the...

does anyone know if rudder support bracket part number 144030 is right for an 87 weekender?

anybody have a lewmar winlass? I ran mine when i first got the boat, out 15' or so and back just to see if it worked and it did just fine, but i had to break apart an in line fuse holder to get the fuse out to see what size it was. i was surprised to see on what looks like 10 gauge wire there...

anybody have any thoughts on carpeting? I've been looking for interior carpeting online, I like great lakes but they're in WI and Im in NJ. shipping is a killer. is there any difference between carpet that marine stores sell and regular indoor outdoor carpet?

great bit of info speakerdude!!!!! my boat leaked like a siv when i got it in oct. I have it sealed up tight as a drum now. not a single drop of water anywhere. this spot i had not checked since i did the repair in the anchor well because i figured it was draining into the shower bilge. very...

did you have much water come through when you removed the cap?

wow, im surprised its one continuous pipe. do you still have water seeping into the sump?

i like your bridge canvas too, exactly what I plan on doing

thanks, thats probably how I'm gonna do mine. id rather have some paint out of the water than barnacles on the gel coat. they're a pain to get off. something else I've noticed, some boats have their fwd blower vent (the intake) with the scoop fins facing aft. I installed mine facing fwd which...

no, you don't have to do that. but thank you. I think Ill just eyeball it so it looks straight and level. My current boat, 87 26' robalo, the bottom paint jogs down on an angle an inch and a half or so in the same area right were the hull starts to curve under. not sure if i want to do that. at...

thanks for the pic. tough time of year to figure this kind of stuff out lol

hi trflgrl, a question about your bottom paint/waterline. I took all my paint off a few weeks ago and the last couple of feet out to the bow seemed to drop down a couple of inches. I thought it looked a little goofy. yours seems to go nice and straight all the way out. how does it sit in the...

the dye in the water is a good idea but what i would do is use rv antifreeze. its already pink and if water is collecting at lead you'll get some antifreeze into it as the weather is getting colder. not sure how cold you get there but here it was 8 this morning. another thing you can try is a...

as soon as i patched that spot in the anchor well i stopped getting water in the shower bilge under the steps. it looks like the water was following the wiring for the anchor motor. if the water passes by that wiring hole it will just settle in the v berth storage area with no place to go. not...

Hi, I just when through the same issue. as it turns out there was a hole, probably for a wire bundle originally that was never used or use was discontinued and was patched up with filler and then gel coated over. (no fiberglass work). the gel coat cracked and water was getting in through the...